David Reavill

It's a world in which each "partner" along the way must rely on all the rest. And, if you follow the logic, that's how a local tragedy, like the closing of the neighborhood store, becomes a national financial crisis when up the ladder first the owner, then the lender (banks) aren't paid.

These are the most difficult days for Cities in America, ever. Daily, we see the symptoms of their struggle with crime, the homeless, and the drug-addled on their squalid sidewalks. The internet is full of videos of the "trank" addicted in Philadelphia, the muggings and fights on New York Subways, and the "Shooting galleries" in San Francisco. It's not a pretty picture. Most of us, myself included, are overwhelmed by the human degradation of these suffering people.

These are the most difficult days for Cities in America, ever. Daily, we see the symptoms of their struggle with crime, the homeless, and the drug-addled on their squalid sidewalks. The internet is full of videos of the "trank" addicted in Philadelphia, the muggings and fights on New York Subways, and the "Shooting galleries" in San Francisco. It's not a pretty picture. Most of us, myself included, are overwhelmed by the human degradation of these suffering people.

On this day, September 11, 1990, the American President announced the beginning of the New World Order. Appropriately enough, it was President George HW Bush who made the announcement. After all, he was its chief architect. Before a special Joint Congress session, Bush outlined his vision for this New Order of the Ages.

On this day, September 11, 1990, the American President announced the beginning of the New World Order. Appropriately enough, it was President George HW Bush who made the announcement. After all, he was its chief architect. Before a special Joint Congress session, Bush outlined his vision for this New Order of the Ages.

And so the exodus began. American factories, by the droves, moved across the Pacific. The elites were happy, as profit margins, driven chiefly by this low-cost Chinese production, continued to increase. The overall effect on the American economy was profound. Consider this: the most profitable companies, the ones with the most significant incomes, all follow this business model, American marketing with offshore (principally Chinese) production. Almost the entire US Tech Industry now has its manufacturing facilities in Asia.

And so the exodus began. American factories, by the droves, moved across the Pacific. The elites were happy, as profit margins, driven chiefly by this low-cost Chinese production, continued to increase. The overall effect on the American economy was profound. Consider this: the most profitable companies, the ones with the most significant incomes, all follow this business model, American marketing with offshore (principally Chinese) production. Almost the entire US Tech Industry now has its manufacturing facilities in Asia.

As you've no doubt guessed, the organization we're referring to is our Government and its budget process. September is the final month in the Federal Fiscal Year and the time when a budget must be prepared and approved for next year.

As you've no doubt guessed, the organization we're referring to is our Government and its budget process. September is the final month in the Federal Fiscal Year and the time when a budget must be prepared and approved for next year.

When this conflict in Ukraine began, it all seemed so black and white, so clear cut. Russia, in a wanton act of aggression and with no provocation, had invaded Ukraine. And, as has often been the case throughout our history, America rode to the rescue of Ukraine.